The Content, Way And Characteristics On Shanxi Merchant Women’s Moral Education Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties

Since the reform and opening, great changes have taken placein china’s economy. The following diversified values make people’smoral idea had great changes, such as social morality and individualpersonal morals appeared unimaginable moral problems. In recentyears, the social from all walks of life pay more and more attentionto the study of moral education. To solve a variety of moralproblems in the new period always needs to draw lessons fromtraditional social moral education concept. Research for the Shanximerchants, however, rarely involve in the category of woman moraleducation. Therefore, the study on Shanxi merchant women’s moraleducation is very necessary. This not only adds little research onmoral education history, but also has the extremely vitalsignificance for the construction of a harmonious socialist society,if fully dig the essence of traditional moral education.This article is divided into four parts. The first part has carriedon the brief description about basic situation of Shanxi merchantswomen’s moral education of the Ming and Qing dynasties, repeatstresses the significance of Shanxi merchants women’s moraleducation. The second part analyses the content of Shanximerchant women’s moral education, including the chastity idea, the filial piety thoughts and other moral qualities. The third part hasa wide range of narrative about the ways of Shanxi merchantswomen’s moral education by analyzing a large number of literature,including the Shanxi merchants’ family, business, school and otherways, etc. Therefore, the way of Shanxi merchant women’s moraleducation is varied. The fourth part is the summary of characteris-tics about Shanxi merchants women’s of moral education. Shanximerchants woman moral education has the obvious clan colors，awide variety of accept education, conservative and open exist sideby side in the moral education content. Taking advantage oftraditional moral concept to solve all sorts of ethical issues, it mustbe learn nimbly to utilize its idea dialectically, take the essence anddiscard the dregs.In the research, we can see that the moral education of Shanximerchants woman suffered has a very important role of Shanximerchants throughout the career development. It not only providesa solid backup force for expansion of the territory of Shanximerchants business, but also provides certain reference for theconstruction of a harmonious socialist society now.